In 1954 Tonar was founded as an O.E.M supplier, specializing in the field of synthetic sapphire products, such as bearings for watches, gas meters and other instruments. These parts were sold to industrial users. Soon a phonograph cartridge manufacturer contacted us to purchase sapphire tips for their phonograph needles. This was the first step into what is currently our core business – replacement styli and cartridges for record players.

Tonar is an O.E.M. supplier for all kinds of parts for styli and cartridges, such as sapphire and diamond tips. The tips are supplied in spherical, elliptical and line contact shapes. We also supply aluminum and boron cantilevers, small, but very powerful magnets and coils. If you are a manufacturer of high-end cartridges it would be of interest to you to send us your drawings and specifications of the parts you require so we can make you an attractive offer.

Now, almost 60 years later, Tonar has become the world’s specialist in the field of phonograph replacement needles, original needles, phonograph cartridges and accessories for vinyl. Our current line consists of more than 3000 replacement needles and original needles, as well as more than 1000 different types of phonograph cartridges, both special shape, ½ inch mount, T4P-plug-in, crystal, ceramic, moving magnet, induced magnet, moving iron and moving coil type cartridges.

Our cartridges and styli are mainly used in hi-fi record players but also in 78 RPM pathe-phone’s, vintage record players, juke boxes, and by most disc jockeys worldwide. We also offer a very comprehensive line of accessories to clean, store and maintain your valuable record collection. Even accessories for reel-to-reel- and cassette recorders, video recorders etc.

Currently we are looking for wholesalers and retailers in many countries to resell our products. If this is of interest to you, then please do not hesitate and contact us

for more details.

Please visit our website regularly as we will be continuously adding information and pictures of all our products as time goes on.